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New York Black Yankees (NY5) 11 Homestead Grays (HOM) 4

Game played on Saturday, June 29, 1946 (N) at Wilmington Park, Wilmington DE
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              1 0 0  0 0 3  0 3 4   -  11 10  0
Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  0 0 1  3 0 0   -   4  7  4

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Felix McLaurin cf                     4   3   3    3     2         3   0
Sylvester Snead lf                    3   0   0    1     1         4   0
Carlos Ascanio 1b                     4   0   1    1     0        12   0
Bill Perkins c                        5   0   1    0     0         3   1
Clyde Parris 3b                       5   1   1    0     0         0   2
Walter Hardy ss                       4   2   2    0     1         3   2
Curtis Henderson rf                   3   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Claude Poole ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Rufus Baker rf                      1   1   0    0     0         0   0
Dick Seay 2b                          3   3   1    2     2         2   7
Johnny Johnson p                      2   0   0    0     1         0   1
  Alex Newkirk p                      2   1   1    1     0         0   0
Totals                               37  11  10    8     7   1    27  13

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Carlos Ascanio, Dick Seay. 

BATTING -
2B:  Clyde Parris, Walter Hardy. 
3B:  Felix McLaurin 2, Alex Newkirk. 
SH:  Sylvester Snead 2, Carlos Ascanio. 
Team LOB:  9


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell cf                     4   0   1    1     0         2   0
Jerry Benjamin 2b                     3   0   1    1     1         5   1
Howard Easterling ss                  4   0   0    1     0         3   4
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   0   0    0     0         7   0
Dan Wilson 3b                         4   1   1    0     0         2   4
Dave Hoskins lf                       3   1   0    0     1         2   0
Eudie Napier c                        3   1   1    0     1         4   0
Eugene Smith rf                       2   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Alonzo Perry p                      2   0   1    1     0         0   0
Bob Thurman p, rf                     3   1   2    0     1         1   1
Totals                               32   4   7    4     4   2    27  10

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Howard Easterling, Dan Wilson 3. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bob Thurman. 
GDP:  Howard Easterling. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Alonzo Perry. 

PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Johnson                       6       5   4    4   2   1   0  25
Alex Newkirk W                       3       2   0    0   2   1   0  11
Totals                               9       7   4    4   4   2   0  36

Johnny Johnson pitched to 3 batters in the 7th inning

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Thurman                          5.2     6   4    3   4   0   0  29
Alonzo Perry L                       3.1     4   7    5   3   1   0  18
Totals                               9      10  11    8   7   1   0  47



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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B -  Allen, 2B -  , 3B -  Trusty

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 1316

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 6/29/1946 -- New York Black Yankees at
Homestead Grays (N)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Homestead                     
1. F.McLaurin          cf        C.Bell              cf        
2. S.Snead             lf        J.Benjamin          2b        
3. C.Ascanio           1b        H.Easterling        ss        
4. B.Perkins           c         B.Leonard           1b        
5. C.Parris            3b        D.Wilson            3b        
6. W.Hardy             ss        D.Hoskins           lf        
7. C.Henderson         rf        E.Napier            c         
8. D.Seay              2b        E.Smith             rf        
9. J.Johnson           p         B.Thurman           p         

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; F.McLaurin tripled [F.McLaurin scored (error
by D.Wilson)]; S.Snead walked; C.Ascanio out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [S.Snead to second]; B.Perkins out on unknown
play; C.Parris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Yankees 1, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Grays 0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: W.Hardy out on unknown play; C.Henderson out
on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on
unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Grays 0.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: J.Johnson walked; F.McLaurin singled
[J.Johnson to second]; S.Snead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [J.Johnson to third, F.McLaurin to second]; C.Ascanio
out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Grays 0.

GRAYS 3RD: E.Napier singled; E.Smith out on unknown play;
B.Thurman singled [E.Napier to second]; C.Bell out on unknown
play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Yankees 1, Grays 0.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: C.Parris reached on an error by D.Wilson
[C.Parris to first]; W.Hardy singled [C.Parris to second];
C.Henderson out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play;
J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Black
Yankees 1, Grays 0.

GRAYS 4TH: H.Easterling out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Grays 0.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: F.McLaurin walked; S.Snead out on unknown
play; C.Ascanio out on unknown play; B.Perkins singled
[F.McLaurin to second]; C.Parris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Grays 0.

GRAYS 5TH: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; E.Napier out on
unknown play; E.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Yankees 1, Grays 0.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: W.Hardy doubled; C.Henderson out on unknown
play; D.Seay walked; J.Johnson out on unknown play; F.McLaurin
tripled [W.Hardy scored, D.Seay scored]; S.Snead reached on an
error by H.Easterling [F.McLaurin scored (unearned) (no RBI),
S.Snead to first]; B.THURMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
A.PERRY REPLACED E.SMITH (PITCHING); C.Ascanio out on unknown
play; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 4, Grays 0.

GRAYS 6TH: B.Thurman doubled; C.Bell out on unknown play;
J.Benjamin singled [B.Thurman to third]; H.Easterling out on
unknown play [B.Thurman scored]; B.Leonard out on unknown play;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 4, Grays 1.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: B.Perkins out on unknown play; C.Parris out
on unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 4, Grays 1.

GRAYS 7TH: D.Wilson singled; D.Hoskins walked [D.Wilson to
second]; E.Napier walked [D.Wilson to third, D.Hoskins to
second]; A.NEWKIRK REPLACED J.JOHNSON (PITCHING); A.Perry out on
unknown play [D.Wilson scored]; B.Thurman walked [D.Hoskins to
third, E.Napier to second]; C.Bell singled [D.Hoskins scored,
E.Napier to third, B.Thurman to second]; J.Benjamin walked
[E.Napier scored, B.Thurman to third, C.Bell to second];
H.Easterling grounded into a double play (D.Seay to C.Ascanio)
[J.Benjamin out at second]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees
4, Grays 4.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: C.POOLE BATTED FOR C.HENDERSON; C.Poole out
on unknown play; D.Seay walked; A.Newkirk tripled [D.Seay
scored]; F.McLaurin walked; S.Snead out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [A.Newkirk scored, F.McLaurin to second];
C.Ascanio singled [F.McLaurin scored]; B.Perkins out on unknown
play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 7, Grays 4.

GRAYS 8TH: R.BAKER REPLACED C.POOLE (PLAYING RF); B.Leonard out
on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 7, Grays 4.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: C.Parris doubled; W.Hardy walked; R.Baker
reached on an error by D.Wilson [C.Parris scored (no RBI),
W.Hardy to third, R.Baker to second]; D.Seay singled [W.Hardy
scored, R.Baker scored (unearned), D.Seay to second (on throw)];
A.Newkirk out on unknown play [D.Seay to third]; F.McLaurin out
on unknown play [D.Seay scored (unearned)]; S.Snead out on
unknown play; 4 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 11,
Grays 4.

GRAYS 9TH: E.Napier out on unknown play; A.Perry singled;
A.Perry was caught stealing second (B.Perkins to W.Hardy);
B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Yankees 11, Grays 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees   11  10   0   9
 Grays            4   7   4   5


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